DesRosiers Automotive Consultants says Canadian auto sales dropped by 44 per cent in May, an improvement from the estimated 74.6-per cent decline in April when the COVID-19 outbreak first affected a full month of sales.

Volkswagen is spending 2 billion euros (US$2.2 billion) to expand its presence in China's electric car industry in the biggest foreign investment announced since the country's economy began to reopen following the coronavirus pandemic.

After arriving in the downtown core last weekend for the second year, with each being used an average of seven times a day – which is more than triple the global average and double the next closest city.